Re: [school-discuss] One Laptop Per Child?

[mcooper <mcooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 16, 2007, at 2:14 AM, lee rodgers wrote:

> Gee, a little bit elitist, doncha think? It's good enuf for the  
> poor in the USA, but we know what's good for the rest of the world?  
> Let's be quite clear here: Not every locale south of the equator is  
> as bad off as you portray (never

You're right. I was thinking of the worst cases and ignoring the  
stable countries. What I meant by "it's a tough call" was that,  
though I really believe in OLPC and think it is a wonderful idea, I  
found it hard to refute the critics that say food and security should  
come first. But I realize after reading your post that OLPC is suited  
for developing countries that already have some degree of peace and  
stability, while the critics are thinking of countries in war and  
famine.